‘Clergy Resilience and Burnout in the Face of Adversity’
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
James Burns, Boston University, jpburns@bu.edu
Sarah Whitman, Boston University, sjw@bu.edu
‘How Adolescents Understand and Cope with Parish Transitions’
Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu
‘How Lay Adult Parishioners Access and Employ Positive Coping Strategies During Parish Transitions’
Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu
I-11 Order of Christ Sophia, A New Religious Movement Evolving [RRA]
Garrison III
Organizer and Convener
Jim Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Jim.Lewis@uwsp.edu
New Data on Who Joins NRMs and Why: A Case Study of the Order of Christ Sophia
Jim Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Jim.Lewis@uwsp.edu
From “Cult” to Church: The Maturation of a NRM
Scott Thumma, Hartford Seminary, sthumma@hartsem.edu
In Their Own Words - Attitudes and Values of two New Religious Movements.
Barbara Johnson, Center of Light, Kansas City, revbarbara@gmail.com
Intelligence, Personality, and Pathology in Members of a New Religious Movement: A Study of the Order of Christ Sophia
Lucille Cozzolino, California Institute of Integral Studies, revlucille@yahoo.com
Mary Francis Drake, Boston University, revmaryfrancis@yahoo.com
SUNDAY MORNING, 10:15-11:45
J-1 Health and Well-Being: Research on Therapeutic Religiosity [SSSR]
Ybor Room
Convener
Jenny Trinitapoli, Arizona State University, jenny.trinitapoli@asu.edu
‘Modeling Religion and Well-Being: The Role of Group Norms’
R. David Hayward, University of Nevada, Reno, haywardr@unr.nevada.edu
Marta Elliott, University of Nevada, Reno, melliott@unr.edu
‘Essential Performances: Creative Engagement Marriage of the New Priests and the Old’
Kathleen E. Jenkins, The College of William and Mary, kejenk@wm.edu
‘The Lazarus Project: The Beginning of a Longitudinal Study of Spiritual Transformation in a Faith-based Rehabilitation Program’
W. Paul Williamson, Henderson State University, williaw@hsu.edu
R. W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Ralph-Hood@utc.edu
‘Dealing with mental illness in pastoral care: clergy and their explanatory models’
Gerard Leavey Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Gerard.Leavey@beh-mht.nhs.uk
J-2 Cognitive Science of Religion: Historical and evolutionary studies [NAASR/SSSR]
Garrison I
Chair
Luther H. Martin, The University of Vermont
‘The Cognitive Basis for Divination’
Anders Lisdorf, University of Copenhagen, andersl@hum.ku.dk
‘Anthropomorphism, Niche Construction, and Morality’
Joseph Bulbulia, Victoria University of Wellington, jospeh.bulbulia@gmail.com
‘From Apes to Devils and Angels” Comparing Scenarios on the Evolution of Religion’
Armin Geertz, Aarhus University, awg@teo.au.dk
‘Evolutionary Forces Acting on Religion in the United States’
Peter Richerson, University of California, Davis, pjricherson@ucdavis.edu
J-3 Religion in Latin America [SSSR]
Buccanneer A
Organizer and convener
Henri Gooren, Utrecht University, h.p.p.gooren@theo.uu.nl
‘Looking for Lupe: Locating the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico’s Religious Economy’
Andrew Chesnut, University of Houston, andrew.chesnut@mail.uh.edu
‘Masculinity in Mexican evangelical recorded music’
Carlos Garma Navarro, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, ganc@xanum.uam.mx
‘The Churches in Nicaragua’
Henri Gooren, Utrecht University, h.p.p.gooren@theo.uu.nl
‘The Religion and the Car’s Baptism: Secularism, Disenchantment and Re-Enchantment in Copacabana, Bolivia.’
David C. Knowlton, Utah Valley State College, knowltda@uvsc.edu
J-4 Faith and the Internet [SSSR/RRA]
Regency V
Convener
Lynn Clark, University of Colorado, Lynn.Clark@Colorado.edu
‘Virtual Church: Alternative or Supplement?’
Marjorie H. Royle, Ph.D., Clay Pots Research, maaemba@verizon.net
Andrew Lang, United Church of Christ, langa@ucc.org
‘Where “Religious Tolerance” Enters the Conversation: The Everyday Politics of Negotiating Respect for Other People’s Beliefs’
Alicia Juskewycz, Princeton University, ajusk@princeton.edu
‘Find a Good Christian Girl”: Exploring the Social/Demographic Characteristics of Those who are Willing to Form Interfaith Romantic Relationships’
Kimberly Banks, The University of North Texas, kab0290@unt.edu
George Yancey, The University of North Texas, gyancey@unt.edu
‘Predictors of Online Browsing by Mormons’
Michael Nielsen, Georgia Southern University, mnielsen@georgiasouthern.edu
Meryem Sevinc, Georgia Southern University, meryem_s_sevinc@georgiasouthern.edu
J-5 Uses of Emotion in Megachurches [SSSR]
Regency VI
Organizer and Convener
Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri, neitzm@missouri.edu
‘Understanding Emotion in Congregational Contexts’
Mary Jo Neitz, neitzm@missouri.edu
‘Small Groups in Big Churches: How Megachurhes Solve the "Span-of-Care" Problem for Their Members’
Nancy Martin, University of Arizona, nmartin@email.arizona.edu
‘Music and Emotion in Seeker-Oriented Ritual Practice’
Kevin McElmurry, University of Missouri, Klm143@Mizzou.edu
‘Reflections on the Forms and Emotions of Loss in an Evangelical Context’
Karen Bradley, University of Central Missouri, kbradley@ucmo.edu
J-6 Issues of Gender Inequality [SSSR]
Regency VII
Convener
Joy Charlton, Swarthmore College, jcharlt1@swarthmore.edu
“Attitudes about Gender and Authority: Catholic differentiation of religious and secular spheres”
Farha Ternikar, PhD, Le Moyne College
Frank Ridzi PhD, Le Moyne College
Matthew T. Loveland PhD, Le Moyne College, lovelam@lemoyne.edu
“Gender Equality and Religion: Developing a Cross-National Model”
Anne M. Price, The Ohio State University, Price.559@osu.edu
Katherine Meyer, The Ohio State University
“Islamic Religiosity, Gender, Ethnicity, and Social Attitudes”
Alessandra L. González, Baylor University, Alessandra_Gonzalez@baylor.edu
“Debates within Contemporary Movements that Seek the Ordination of Roman Catholic Women”
Britt Baumann, Acadia University, brittbaumann@rogers.edu
J-7 Religious Practices [SSSR]
Garrison II
Convener
William Swatos, Executive Officer, Religious Research Association, bill4329@hotmail.com
‘Inward, Outward, Upward Prayer: The Psychological Role of Artifacts in Religion’
Kevin L. Ladd, Indiana University, kladd@iusb.edu
Meleah L. Ladd, University of Notre Dame, mladd@nd.edu
E. James Baesler. Old Dominion University, jbaesler@odu.edu
Johan Modée, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, johanmodee@yahoo.se
‘Tourist and Pilgrim, Preacher and Teacher: The Role of Religious Tourism in the Development of Cultural Identities’
Sarah Bill Schott, Loyola University, sschott@luc.edu
‘“Give me that new old-time religion” - Passing on the Faith at Ocean Grove’
Laura M. Leming, University of Dayton, leming@udayton.edu
‘“You Need Not Wash My Feet": Examining the Decline of Footwashing and Physicality in Mennonite Communion Rituals’
Robert Brenneman, University of Notre Dame, rbrennem@nd.edu
J-8 Religion and Ethnicity [SSSR]
Buccanneer B
Convener
Stephen M. Cherry, University of Texas, Austin, scherry@flash.net
“‘Secular Judaism?’ The Empirical Evidence”
Bruce A. Phillips, Hebrew Union College, BPhillips@huc.edu
‘The Role of Religion and Culture in the Location of the Individual in Society: The Case of American Jewry”
Sam Richardson, University of Connecticut, samr@uconn.edu
‘Neither Greek Nor Jew Nor Korean?: Shifting Ethnic Boundaries Within Korean American Churches’
Sharon Kim, California State University, Fullerton, sharonkim@fullerton.edu
J-9 Empirical Studies of Religious Participation [ASREC]
Esplanade I
‘Moving on Over: Geographic Mobility as a Predictor of Switching and Attendance Frequency in American Religion’
Christopher Born,The Catholic University of America, 29born@cua.edu
‘Local Culture and the Maintenance and Transmission of Religious Practice’
David Voas,University of Manchester, voas@manchester.ac.uk
Daniel V.A. Olson, Purdue University,
‘Measuring Religious Commitment and Secularization Through Time-Use Data’
Ariela Keysar,Trinity College, ariela.keysar@trincoll.edu
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, University of Haifa,
Barry Kosmin, Trinity College,
‘Praying for a Recession: The Business Cycle and Protestant Church Growth in the United States’
David Beckworth,Andrews University, dmb@andrews.edu
J-10 Economics of Religion 2 [ASREC]
Esplanade II
‘Subjective and objective measures of religiosity and fertility choices’
Alicia Adsera, Princeton University, adsera@Princeton.edu
‘Looking Backward: Reconstructing Religious History with Retrospective Data’
Laurence Iannaccone, George Mason University, larry@econzone.com
‘A study of indepdendent church websites’
Chris Bader, Baylor University, Christopher_Bader@baylor.edu
J-11 International Issues [RRA]
Buccanneer C
Convener
Alexey Krindatch Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Graduate Theological Union), Akrindatch@aol.com
Sources of Religious Freedom and Non-Freedom
Robert L. Montgomery, Rmontgo914@aol.com www.sompsite.com
‘From standardization to consumer adaptation
The logic of service society - consequences and challenges for church management’
Per Pettersson, Karlstad University, Sweden, Per.Pettersson@kau.se
‘Multi-Secularity Disorder: The Many Faces of European Secularity’
Brian N. Hewlett, University of Arizona, bhewlett@email.arizona.edu
‘The Empire Strikes Back: The Role of The Primates and Bishops of the Global South in the Realignment of The Episcopal Church in the United States.’
Dana Fenton, Lehman College, CUNY, ddfen@juno.com
J-12 Tensions within Denominations [RRA]
Buccanneer D
Convener
Laura R. Olson, Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu
‘Reproducing the Faith: Comparing Fertility between Mainline and Evangelical Protestants’
Jack Marcum, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), jmarcum@ctr.pcusa.org
‘Religiosity, Fundamentalism, Deviance, and Body Art.’
Jerome R. Koch, Texas Tech University, Jerome.Koch@ttu.edu
Alden E. Roberts, Texas Tech University, alden.roberts@ttu.edu
Myrna L. Armstrong, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center myrna.armstrong@ttuhsc.edu
Donna C. Owen, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, donna.owen@ttuhsc.edu
‘Polarization or Cooperation? The Class Basis of U.S. Religious Congregations’
Perry Chang, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services, pchang@ctr.pcusa.org
Ida J. Smith-Williams, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services, ismithwi@ctr.pcusa.org
‘Sociocultural Influences Weakening the Biblical Worldview of Christians: A Review of Extant Literature and other Resources’
Raamses Rider, Focus on the Family, raamses.rider@fotf.org
Shelby Chillion, Focus on the Family, shelby.chillion@fotf.org
Lisa Herrera-Hodges, Focus on the Family, lisa.hodges@fotf.org
Meeting Adjourns at 11:45 after final sessions
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